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Service Fees Policy

The Vigo County Public Library provides a wide variety of library services and library materials free of charge for the taxpayers and citizens of Vigo County. A nominal fee for services is charged to customers in order to provide specialized services or materials according to the following service fee schedule. Revenue from service fees become a part of the annual operating revenue budget and are subject to all appropriation requirements. Online payments for services such as obituary from the Special Collections Department, and online payments for lost library materials and collection agency fees can be paid online utilizing the major credit card services.

Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Vigo County Public Library on the 16th day February, 2015.

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Additional Information

Library Department

Restrictions

Obituary Requests

$5 per obituary for off-site customers

In-house customers may make Obituary photocopies from microfilm according to copy service fee schedule below

Index available online

Obituaries available on microfilm

Available at Main Special Collections Department only

Limit of 15 obituaries per request

Marriage Record Index

$5 per marriage record for mail request copies.

Patrons may make Marriage Record photocopies from microfilm or online files according to printing and copying fee schedule below

Available at Main Special Collections Department only

Limit of 15 marriage records per request

Death Certificates from non-digitized funeral home collections

$5.00 per record for off-site customers

Limited to archival collections from the Gillis Funeral Home and Martin Tearman Funeral Home

Patrons may be assessed a bill for replacement or a material damage fee plus a collection agency fee should items become long overdue or suffer damage.

Payable at the following locations:

Main Lending

West Branch

VCPL website patron account

Collection Agency Fee

$20

Information regarding delinquent library materials and or library equipment not returned or returned damaged may be turned over to a collection agency. Collection agency fees become the responsibility of the borrower. The collection agency fee is due even if library materials and or equipment have been returned or reimbursement has been made.

Payable at the following locations:

Main Lending

West Branch

VCPL website patron account

Copying and Printing

b/w 8 1/2 x 11 10¢

b/s 8 1/2 x 14 10¢

b/w 11 x 17 20¢

color 8 1/2 x 11 50¢

color 8 1/2 x 14 50¢

color 11 x 17 $1

Printing can be performed from any library public access computer via the print management system. Mobile printing is available via the print management system mobile print service.

Copiers are located in the following locations:

Main West Wing

Main East Wing

Main Lifelong Learning Center

Main Youth Services

Main Special Collections

West Branch

Copies from microfilm available in Main Library Special Collections only.

No more than 3 tests to be administered at any one time and must be administered during hours library conducts regular business.

Fees may be assessed for special services not mentioned above that require additional costs to the library. Reimbursement for these services will be determined by the Library Director based on the cost to provide the service.

Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Vigo County Public Library on the 16th day February, 2015.